Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse 數碼藝術作品 by Midori Yamazaki

Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse 數碼藝術作品 by Midori Yamazaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 數碼藝術 Competition Category.

銅數碼藝術· 2024

Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse 數碼藝術作品

by Midori Yamazaki

Client: Out of Blue

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 數碼藝術 Category

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The Design

About Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse 數碼藝術作品

此作品視覺化呈現一個瞬間處於完美衝浪形態的浪花，既具美學價值，同時為觀眾帶來愉悅的困惑感。作品透過數碼與實體之間的創作過程創造而成，融合現實與虛擬實境，並與EPFL合作完成。作品試圖營造一種自然體驗，重新肯定人類認知能力的柔韌力量——主動選擇美學體驗以創造更美好的未來。即使在現實混亂的未來，人類存在的意義亦將永恆不變。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse 數碼藝術作品是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse 數碼藝術作品將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse 數碼藝術作品出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This artwork is a visualisation of the momentary shape of a wave in perfect shape for surfing, which retains its aesthetics forever, through a creative process that mixes reality and virtual reality. It attempts to generate an experience in nature and reaffirms the supple strength of human cognitive abilities that select actively beautiful experiences to create a better future, and a sense of human existence that will remain unchanged forever, even in a future where reality is in chaos.
Dimensions & Packaging: Video: Width 1920px X Height 1080px Static image: Width 460mm X Height 305mm
Tags: wave, nature, science, visualization, digitalart, digitalfabrication
Production Technology: The artwork was created through a playful creative process, between digital and physical, 2D and 3D, mixing reality and virtual reality. The hand-drawn intuitive sketches of waves and the simulation of ‘good waves’ suitable for surfing using ocean physics were combined to create the shape using stone powder in collaboration with EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne). The three-views that merged the two methods were used to create the hand-formed shapes. Surprisingly the aesthetic curves from the skilled hand-drawn sketches were very close to the simulation. And the sculptures were 3D scanned, output onto transparent materials, and photographed in the actual sea to create the digital artwork.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge in this research was to design an interaction that generates an awareness of what could reaffirm the supple strength of human cognitive abilities that actively select beautiful experiences to create a better future and a sense of human existence that will remain unchanged forever in the chaotic era. To this end, we attempted to create the artwork through a playful creative process between digital and physical, 2D and 3D, mixing reality and virtual reality.
Research: The research question for this artwork is what design can help to make you connected to nature in order to live better in the chaotic era of reality and intended to express the momentary shape of a wave in perfect shape for surfing, which retains its aesthetics forever. It was created by mixing reality and virtual reality in collaboration with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. It generates the experience in nature and reaffirms the supple strength of human cognitive abilities.
Inspiration: Modern technology makes it easy to replicate visual representations that are indistinguishable from reality these days. The metaverse has become one of the spaces in which we humans exist, and the definition of existence is being distorted. However, we live in ever-changing times and continue to evolve, recognising and accepting flexibly the chaos of reality and the unreality that technology brings. The artwork attempts to express eternal existence with positive hope.
Project Duration: This artwork was launched worldwide, in May 2023. It will be open to the public for a minimum of five years. (It will be extended wherever possible).
Operation Flow: These are videos and static images as digital artworks.
Image Credits: Image #1: Image Midori Yamazaki, Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse, 2023.
Image #2: Image Midori Yamazaki, Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse, 2023.
Image #3: Image Midori Yamazaki, Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse, 2023.
Image #4: Image Midori Yamazaki, Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse, 2023.
Image #5: Image Midori Yamazaki, Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse, 2023.